Faraz Ansari

While we have a lot to be proud of, our fight for equality is far from over. The LGBTQIA+ rights movement was born out of the Stonewall Riots that happened on June 28, 1969 after the New York police mercilessly raided the Greenwich Village gay bar. They arrested and assaulted many queer folks, most of [&hellip;]

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Pride Month Special: Why Pride Is Important In 2021

Let me start with a confession. For a long time, I didn’t know the term ‘demisexual’. I just knew that I’m not into instant gratification in romantic settings. I always thought something was missing, because my friends used to call me ‘old-fashioned’. That was the word. Even until December 2019, I identified as a gay [&hellip;]

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Being Demisexual in 2021

Being an openly queer, nonbinary film-maker, I am usually surrounded by generally “decent” humans. My professional life choices often make me meet and interact with a lot of straight and cisgender people who mostly identify as “allies” to the LGBTQIA+ community, and will make sure they let you know in the first few minutes (sometimes, [&hellip;]

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Thank You For Being A Friend

I remember the day the Section 377 verdict came. It was a day before my birthday. And I wasn’t so sure this one’s going to stick around…I mean, they wanted to do this before too, and then it went back to being criminalised again. I didn’t want to believe it for a bit. I wanted [&hellip;]